Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

1960年代麦康奈尔声称涡虫能通过同类相食转移记忆，如今哈佛团队按原方案复现却无法让任何涡虫学会条件反射。文章追溯这段科学史，并指出记忆转移研究在秀丽隐杆线虫和海兔等生物上以新形式回归。